A method of forming an integrated circuit (IC) having at least one PMOS transistor includes performing PLDD implantation including co-implanting indium, carbon and a halogen, and a boron specie to establish source/drain extension regions in a substrate having a semiconductor surface on either side of a gate structure including a gate electrode on a gate dielectric formed on the semiconductor surface. Source and drain implantation is performed to establish source/drain regions, wherein the source/drain regions are distanced from the gate structure further than the source/drain extension regions. Source/drain annealing is performed after the source and drain implantation. The co-implants can be selectively provided to only core PMOS transistors, and the method can include a ultra high temperature anneal such as a laser anneal after the PLDD implantation.
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1. A method of forming an integrated circuit (IC) including at least one PMOS transistor, comprising: performing p-type lightly doped drain (PLDD) implantation to establish source/drain extension regions in a substrate having a semiconductor surface on either side of a gate structure including a gate electrode on a gate dielectric formed on said semiconductor surface, wherein said PLDD implantation comprises co-implanting indium, carbon and a halogen, in addition to a boron comprising specie implant; performing source and drain implantation to establish source/drain regions, wherein said source/drain regions are distanced from said gate structure further than said source/drain extension regions, and source/drain annealing after said performing source and drain implantation, wherein said at least one PMOS transistor includes at least one core PMOS transistor and at least one non-core PMOS transistor, wherein said gate dielectric for said core PMOS transistor is at least 2 Å of equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) thinner as compared to said gate dielectric of said non-core PMOS transistor, and wherein during said PLDD implantation said indium, said halogen and said carbon are implanted into said source/drain extension regions for said core PMOS transistor and at least one of said indium, said halogen and said carbon are not implanted into said source/drain extension regions of said non-core PMOS transistor.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one ultra high temperature (UHT) anneal after said co-implanting, said UHT anneal providing a peak anneal temperature of between 1050° C. and 1400° C. and an anneal time at said peak temperature ≦10 seconds.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said UHT anneal comprises a laser anneal, and wherein said laser anneal is before said performing source and drain implantation.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said halogen comprises fluorine.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said gate electrode comprises polysilicon.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of forming halo regions on both sides of said gate structure and co-implanting at least one of said carbon and said halogen into said halo regions and co-implanting at least one of said indium, carbon and said halogen into said source/drain regions.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said co-implanting indium comprises a dose between 5×10 12 /cm 2 and 1×10 15 /cm 2 at an energy between 1 keV to 50 keV and said co-implanting carbon comprises a dose between 5×10 13 /cm 2 and 3×10 15 /cm 2 at an energy between 1 keV to 20 keV.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said co-implanting said halogen comprises implanting fluorine at a dose between 5×10 13 /cm 2 and 3×10 15 /cm 2 at an energy between 1 keV to 10 keV.
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September 13, 2013
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